Palaiofarsalos railway station

Palaiofarsalos railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Παλαιοφαρσάλου, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Palaiofarsálou) is a railway station near Farsala in Larissa regional unit, Greece. It is located in the village Stavros, 12km west of Farsala. It is situated at the junction of the main Piraeus–Platy railway and the branch line to Trikala and Kalambaka. It is served by intercity trains between Athens and Thessaloniki, and by local trains to Kalambaka.[3]

Παλαιοφάρσαλος Palaiofarsalos
Palaiofarsalos railway station in 2019 (Photo by Stolbovsky)
Location	Stavros Larissa Greece
Coordinates	39°18′51″N 22°14′36″E
Owned by	OSE
Line(s)	InterCity Piraeus–Platy railway[1] and Palaiofarsalos–Kalambaka railway[2]
Platforms	4
Tracks	7
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Disabled access
Other information
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	16 April 1937
Electrified	25 kV AC
Services
Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station Terminus TrainOSE Orfana toward Paleofarsalos Terminus Regional Sofades toward Kalambaka Domokos toward Athens InterCity Larissa toward Thessaloniki Leianokladi toward Athens InterCity Express Larissa toward Thessaloniki
Location
Stavros, Larissa Location within Greece

History

The station opened on 16 April 1937 as part of the Larissa extension line. In 1971, the Hellenic State Railways was reorganised into the OSE [4] taking over responsibilities for most for Greece's rail infrastructure.

Freight traffic declined sharply when the state-imposed monopoly of OSE for the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s. Many small stations of the network with little passenger traffic were closed down, especially on the mainline section and between Karditsa and Kalampaka. In 2001 the section between Kalampaka and Palaiofarsalos was converted from metric gauge to standard gauge and physically connected at Palaiofarsalos with the mainline from Athens to Thessaloniki.[5] Since the upgrade, journey times have improved and the unification of rail gauge allows direct services, even InterCity services, to link Volos and Kalambaka with Athens and Thessaloniki.

Facilities

The station has waiting rooms, shelters and a cafe. The ticket office closed in 2008, but the station is equipped with toilets.

Services

It is served by the trains of the Athens–Thessaloniki line and Palaiofarsalos-Kalambaka line.[3][6]

External links

• https://www.gtp.gr/TDirectoryDetails.asp?id=77318&lng=2

References

1. "OSE - 2020 Network Statement Annexes".
2. "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
3. TrainOSE 2013 timetable Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
4. Law 674/1971, Government Gazette A-192/1970
5. https://www.ergose.gr/project/anavathmisi_grammis_palaiofarsalos_kalambaka/?lang=en
6. TrainOSE 2103 timetable